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JohnnyRingo

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4. But if I paint my address on my mailbox...

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Thu Dec 3, 2020, 09:41 AM

Dec 2020

...I have to do it over every few years.
Beaten by equitorial the sun and pelted by torrential rains, I don't know how this dye has survived so long out in a rain forest climate.

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Prehistoric Rock Art discovered in the Amazon [View all] Beringia Dec 2020 OP

Art is literally as old as the humankind lunatica Dec 2020 #1

Great post Beringia Dec 2020 #2

It's almost like a religion to me. lunatica Dec 2020 #3

As a form of communication, wnylib Dec 2020 #16

The human stick figure may be the A in our human alphabet. lunatica Dec 2020 #17

But if I paint my address on my mailbox... JohnnyRingo Dec 2020 #4

It is amazing that it lasted Demovictory9 Dec 2020 #10

Rock art perhaps sheltered by rainforest canopy? wnylib Dec 2020 #15

Or else a senior prank from kids the local college. JohnnyRingo Dec 2020 #18

Highly unlikely. wnylib Dec 2020 #19

Strikingly similar to Southwestern rock art. denbot Dec 2020 #5

Some of it looks like Egyptian hieroglyphs. marybourg Dec 2020 #6

Amazing and incredible. Star-Thrower Dec 2020 #7

Amazing, but there are caveats here - cab67 Dec 2020 #8

Yes, there could be deeper meanings than just depictions Beringia Dec 2020 #9

Whether or not the animal depictions wnylib Dec 2020 #14

The similarities to now-extinct animals are not very specific. cab67 Dec 2020 #20

The article does not agree with your assessment. wnylib Dec 2020 #21

I know it doesn't. cab67 Dec 2020 #23

Misread the title as "Prehistoric Art Rock Discovered At Amazon". LudwigPastorius Dec 2020 #11

Ha ha Beringia Dec 2020 #12

I couldn't resist genxlib Dec 2020 #13

Art is the only enduring proof of civilization. bluescribbler Dec 2020 #22

Was Carbon 14 or anything other than imagery of extinct species used to date the paintings? Marcuse Dec 2020 #24